30 things you need to know about the Palestine-Israel conflict
There is no shortage of debate around the semantics of the Palestine-Israel conflict. SELIN KARA, a British-born human rights activist, put together this useful...
“Black Muslims are getting tired of being considered less of a...
At the end of 2015, the hashtag #BlackInMSA went viral on social media, sparking a conversation around the experiences of black Muslims as they...
Venal Naidu On His ‘Date My Family’ Appearance That Had So...
Tweeps have expressed disappointment with the families which featured in Mzansi’s favourite dating show Date My Family, this past Sunday, 18 February. The featured...
How I rejected imposed standards of beauty and learned to love...
Mikhail Petersen, who grew up in the coloured community, was taught from childhood that he had "bad" hair. He reflects on how he learned...
G@tvol Capetonian: What Of The Forgotten Ones? Pt. 1
Insouciance is a characteristic that's been lodged against coloured people of the Cape for years. In April 2018, however, G@tvol Capetonian arrived to put...
How Doctors Discriminate Against Fat People
Cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer are all health-related issues associated with obesity. But while obesity is a serious health...
Walter Sisulu Uni Refutes Terrible Living Conditions Claims
Some Walter Sisulu University students at the Ibika Campus in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, say the living conditions in their residences are appalling. They claim...
What Being A Black Muslim Woman Means
"It;s not easy being a black Muslim woman - especially in hijab. It's sort of like people want to create an identity for you,"health...
Toya Delazy: Why I Named And Shamed A Homophobic Bully
Pop star Toya Delazy has been hit with heavy criticism from some Zulu men on Twitter over the past few days, after she posted...
Xenophobia Permeates All Levels Of South African Politics
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made news headlines a few weeks ago when he questioned whether former president Jacob Zuma's children Duduzane...
The Weekly Dissident: Myesha Jenkins, socialist, feminist, internationalist “race” woman
In the Weekly Dissident today, Mphutlane wa Bofelo converses with feminist activist and poet, Myesha Jenkins.
MwB: I understand that you only started writing upon...
‘Apartheid Flag Is Hate Speech’ – Nelson Mandela Foundation
On Tuesday, arguments were heard in the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s case before the Equality Court that displaying the apartheid-era flag of South Africa should...
Arundhati Roy on writing, fighting and… anti-blackness?
On 1 July, ELLE India featured the extraordinary author Arundhati Roy as the cover woman of the magazine’s July issue, in which she was...
Things Non-Black POC Need To Stop Doing
Racism is often thought of as something that exists within communities of a certain light colouring. However, contrary to that idea racists exists in...
Unlearning Gandhi: A South African Narrative
South Africans are excessively familiar with the history of Mahatma Gandhi for many reasons.
The historic train incident that happened at a railway station in...
#sexistSA: I am not obliged to be attracted to you
AAISHA DADI PATEL asked students at Wits University to share their experiences of everyday harassment and sexism. This is what she found.
Have you experienced...
Proudly Celebrate Colonialism And Apartheid Flag At This Cape Town Restaurant
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The Quentin at Oakhurst, a restaurant nestled between the leafy suburbs of Constantia and Hout Bay. Its walls are decorated with memorabilia from colonialism...
South Africans deserve more than homophobic comedy
Last week marketing company iTen Entertainment published a 90 second video teeming with homophobia. They, and many of their viewers, didn’t take too kindly...
“People tend to romanticise UCT, but you come across comments like...
The University of Cape Town has a stern anti-sexual harassment policy, but is it enforced? RA’EESA PATHER spoke to female students at the university...
#sexistSA: Women working underground
Over the past decade, South Africa has seen more women enter the mining industry than ever before. It was only when the Mines Health...
